Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to play Life-size Clue at 4 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The teens will serve as the famously named games pieces, such as Professor Plum, Col. Mustard and Miss Scarlet, and solve the murder mystery in a fun, life-size game. Snacks provided. The program is free; no registration required.

For more information about teen programs at the library, call (920) 322-3940.

The Idea Studio at the Fond du Lac Public Library will kick off the New Year with Makeathon! From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 6, makers, hackers, doers, shakers of all disciplines age 13 and older are invited to gather and create. Makeathon! is free; no registration required. Children under age 13 are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Light refreshments will be provided.

What’s a cross between a washcloth and a bar of soap? Felted soap. Crafters will learn how to felt special wool onto a bar of soap to create an all-in-one bathing delight at the 10 a.m. Saturday, January 20, free Craftermorning program at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The program is open to adults and teens age 13 and older. Registration is required and begins at 9:30 a.m.

The smartphone era has created a renaissance in photography; and no group has embraced the art like teens. Their creativity has been the driving force behind the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Teen Photo Contest, now going into its fourth year.

It might be nasty out, but never fear, there’s plenty for kids to do inside at the Fond du Lac Public Library in January. All programs are free. For all, children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult:

UW-Fond du Lac art instructor Wendi Turchan is showcasing her mixed media paintings and cut-paper works in Gestures, an exhibit at the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Langdon Divers Gallery from January 3 to February 6.

Enormous divisions that seemed capable of ripping America apart. Deep disagreements on basic principles of government. Leadership styles in conflict. Welcome to the colonies before the Revolutionary War.

Persons with early to mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, their caregivers and family members are invited to monthly Alzheimer’s Association Memory Cafés held at 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The programs are free; no registration required. Each month features a new theme:

Historians Dr. Rick Whaley and Herman Bender invite the public to learn about their grassroots, community-based historical research project, My Hometown, at 6 p.m. Wednesday January 24 at the Fond du Lac Public Library.